Based on the bestselling book trilogy by Justin Cronin, The Passage stars Gosselaar (Pitch, Franklin & Bash) as federal agent Brad Wolgast, who’s charged with protecting a young girl named Amy (American Horror Story‘s Saniyya Sidney) who’s the test subject for a new government virus. According to the official description, the virus “could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race” — and we’ll let you guess which one it ends up being. (In the books, the virus triggers an outbreak of vampire-like beings that overrun the planet.)

The Passage has been in the works for years: Fox bought the film rights to the original novel before it was even published, and a Twilight-like film series was planned, but now they’re opting to bring it to the small screen.